Problem with lights

[Ultimateduner]

Over Thanksgiving my headlights stoppped working for no reason at all. I though it was the lights themselves so I went out and bought a new set. When I hooked them up, nothing happened. I checked the wires for the headlights and the tail light with a test light and found that no power was coming through. Is this a common problem? I called Kenz cycle tech, a local shop, and they told me it was my CDI box and that they could sell me a new one for 418 dollars!! Which seems ridiculous. Other than the lights, my banshee runs great, starts up and rides perfect. Could this be the stator? Or is they a fuse that might have blown out? Any insight is helpful.

 

Thanks

[ssanddemon]

Ditch that shop immediately! They are either crooked or stupid, the CDI has nothing to do with the lights. I had this last year; went thru the harness, tracking back from the lites at each connector; never go any juice. Checked the lighting coil per Clymer's and that's what it ended up being. The Ricky's 200 watt was a real nice upgrade.

[Wallrat]

Could also be the voltage regulator or just a loose wire at some point in the circuit. From the stator, you've got a plug, and a black and yellow wire. The black and yellow are your lighting circuit. Hook up a meter on em and see if you're getting any voltage. If you are, follow the wires and see where you're losing it. Oh ya and ditch that shop yesterday!

[Ultimateduner]

Wheres the lighting coil located ?

[Wallrat]

On your stator. You've got 2 sets of windings - some small wimpy looking ones and then some beefier ones. The beefy ones are for lighting, the other post are ignition.